Pictures of former prime minister Indira Gandhi addressing the country to announce the imposition of Emergency were also circulating on the microblogging site.

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, March 27, 2019, 5:35 PMMarch 27, 2019, 6:53 PM

UPDATED: March 27, 2019, 6:53 PM

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While the nation waited for Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s address to the nation, anxiously counting the minutes before his
“important message”, speculation spiralled — would it be about
Emergency, bringing back Dawood Ibrahim or killing Masood Azhar?

As the designated hour of 12 noon came and went, jokes on
Twitter gathered strength. With memories of that fateful November 2016 evening,
when Modi announced the demonetisation of high value currency notes, still
fresh, jokes about people running to the ATM and counting cash started doing
the rounds.

“I would be addressing the nation at around 11:45 AM
– 12.00 noon with an important message. Do watch the address on television,
radio or social media,” the prime minister tweeted on Wednesday morning,
sending Twitteratti into a tizzy.

“#PMModi’s announcement to address the nation just
tested Imran Khan’s BP for a while,” read the caption.

“Congress has already sent a delegation to Election
Commission to complain model code violation, Rahul preparing for Press
Conference #PM to address the nation,” another user tweeted.

Earlier in the day, the Cabinet Committee on Security met
at the prime minister’s residence, setting off further speculation.

The prime minister on Wednesday announced that India had
demonstrated anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live
satellite, describing it as a rare achievement that puts the country in an
exclusive club of space super powers.

“In the journey of every nation there are moments
that bring utmost pride and have a historic impact on generations to come. One
such moment is today,” he said in an unprecedented broadcast to the nation
on television, radio and social media.

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